Patrick Street

History

Patrick Street "was launched in 1986 as a one-off tour de force called Legends of Irish Music. Living up
to its name, it featured fiddler Kevin Burke (veteran of
The Bothy Band), singer/bouzouki player
Andy Irvine (Planxty), and accordion player Jackie Daly
(De Dannan), along with acclaimed guitarist Arty McGlynn. With the success of the tour, the quartet released an album that
year named Patrick Street (after a road or avenue found in towns across Ireland) and a band was born. The line-up of Burke,
Irvine and Daly has remained constant through the years, with other distinctive artists passing through the ranks including guitarist
Gerry O'Beirne, fiddler James Kelly, and uilleann piper Declan Masterson. Ged Foley, a highly-skilled
guitarist from England with past stints in the Battlefield Band and House Band, came on board in 1996. In 2007 the
Street widen it's
talents with John Carty."